Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-11-18
LAST FRIDAYS ExEcU-
TON IN CHICAGO.
HOW IT WAS RECEIVED BY THE
PEOPLE.
Religious Ideas Of Parsons and
Spies-The Hot-Bed of
Anarchy.

Anarchy.
Especial Correspondence to the GRAPHIC, 1
"rhey are putting on the capsp
said apoliceman to the crowd out
side the Jail. "Sh-h" soon after
was heard in a thrilling whisper
from the same official and then
a dull thud as the four anarchists
were hurled from time into eterni.
ty. 1t was exactly 11:56 a. m
One minute; two minutes; three
minutes; four minutes; five
minutes time hangs like an age
six minutes, Spies is dead. Seven
minutes, Parsons is no more
seven and one half minutes
Engel's pulse has stopped. Seven
minutes and forty five seconds
after the drop fell, Fisher is not
among the living. The swaying
crowd received the news with an
expression of relief. The feeling
of suspense experienced by thou
sands, had been growing until the
elimination of the awful tragedy
on Friday last.
While people naturally feel
sympathy for the families of the
executed men, yet there are few
who do not believe they met the
just reward for their crimes.
Nor have the families of the mur.
dered officers been forgotten. On
the day of the execution of their
murderers, large contributions
were made for the support of these
officers families. The uprising
which the timid have prophesied,
has not come, and the reports re-
ceived from the detectives, as
stated by Chief Steele, show that
while there has been a good deal
of loGd talk in saloons, there was
only one gathering of more than
five persons.
There is one fact in connection
with the riots of sc and the an
archistic uprising which should
be kept in mind. Very nearly
ever one of the consultations held
before the hay-market meeting
and all the murder compacts, were
held in this saloon or that saloon.
The saloon was their place of
rendezvous and in them were form
ed the most develish plans that
human mini could invent. Like
wise all the ranting that was done
prior to the execution OF these
men and since then has been done
in the saloons of the city. The
testimony of both Chief Steele of
the detective and Chief Eberhard
of the police, show this to be true.
The saloon is the foreign den from
which all this work of infamy
springs. Another thing, not one
of these men was a believer in the
existence of a God, nor a believer
in the Immortality of the soul. !
Spies professed to believe that |
man simply becomes part of
nature; while Parsons believed |
that death ends all. The special
phases of the belief of the other
men have not been given, though
the Rev. DR.. Bolton has promised
to make statement of these be-
liefs for the benefit of the public
at some future time.
1t is all over now. The public
breathes easier. You can feel the
when in the company of
others. All seem to believe that
anarchy has received its death
blow, but for my part l am not SO
certain that this has been ac-
,omplished. l believe the cause
must be removed. Of course [
10 not in any way sympathize with
he means nor the ends these men
sought to reach. But a person on
making trip through the foreign
quarters of the city where the
anarchists for most part congre-
gate, can hardly seehow it can be
otherwise than that the people
should be made a prey to these
doctrines. Degl adation
md squalor abound. The fathers,
md mothers, too, spend the money
which should feed and clothe their
hildren, in drink. Vice is taught s
or vlrture and, except in bias
'hemy, the name of God is un-
.nown. {
How else can it be than that this I
S the hot house of anarchy, and !
low long will such a state of
hlngs be suffered to exist? &
Noy. l1th 'S7. G.. f. W